Handle fastening for hoes



H. L. CARR HANLE FASTENING FOR HOES July 6,1926.-`

Filed March 20, 1924 A JN VENT 0R By /70/77 (bf/f .4 TTORNEYJ PafentedfJpalyffs, 1926.

HANDLE Fiisrnnriie Fon'HoEs. j

`Appiicauon inea March 2o, i924. serial No."7'oog,597.

'y' This inventionv relates vto improvements in Y Y", T heinain'objectsofthis invention are:

' pended.Vv Y l v p Second, to provide an improved Lscuflie First,tolprovide an improvedhoe of the i scuiilety'pe which is very easilyoperated,

enabling the-*performance of a relatively "large, amount ofl'workn forafslight feifort ex-v hoe in which the handle maybereadily adjustedtothe convenience of theparticular user.l -I Third, to provide an improved,scuflle hoe, the blade of which isjsojshapedor designed thatit remainsin Vthe ground with little effort, both on the forward and rear#l wardstrokes of the hoe and alsowhich tends to maintain sharp edges.

Fourth, to provide, an improved means for l adjustably connecting theblade. of a `hoe to' `thehandle. l l Further objects, and objectsrelatingtoV structuralk details, l will definitely appear from thedetailed description to followgf I accomplish the objects of myinvention bythe devices andvmeans described in the followingspecification. )The invention is clearly defined and pointed outin theclaims.

A structure whichvis'alpreferred embodiment of my invention is clearlyillustrated 1in the accompanying vdrawing-.forming a part of thisapplication, in which:

Fig. I is a perspective view of a hoe ein- "b odying the features ofmyinvention.

' Fig. II isan enlarged side( elevation; partially in section on a linecorresponding-to .line 2 2 of Fig. III, the handle being partiallybroken away.

Fig. III is a plan view with Vthe'thandle,

partially broken away.

Fig. IVis a transverse section on a"l line corresponding to line 4 4 ofFig. II show:- ing details "of the handle attaching means.

' Fig. V is a perspective view of one of the Lhandle Acoupling members.Y

Fig. VI is a detail section on a line corre-v spondingto line 6-.6 ofFig. III showing the details of the blade. 'f

In thedrawing similar reference charac- 'ters refer to similar partsthroughout the vseveral views, and the sectional views are taken lookingin the direction of thelittle arrows at the ends of thesection lines.

Referring to the drawings, the blade 1 of my improved hoe is ofsubstantial width but relatively long 'and is of .concavo-convex areclamped.

cross vsection as lshown in Fig. VI, 4the blade -v being horizontal.,Thel blade is provided with-a shank designated generallyby Vthe nulmeral2andfcompris'es parallelv upright portions 3 fand f rearwardly andinwardly curved portions- 4 having quarter twists therein andterminating" inf ends 5 disposedV .inl parallel verticalplanes 'and in'spaced-re# lation to'receive thefh'andle 6 between them.

lThese shanks' are formed integrally with the A blade,'the inwardlycurved and V,twisted pori same results in strengthening the same. v

The shanks are adjustably secured to the handleby means of the couplingmembers 7 formedof sheet metal and having U- shaped arms 8 at each end,the portion be? tween thearms lbeing disc-like to form clamping membersagainst which'the Shanks The shanks are provided with pivot holes 9 andwith transverse slotsl0.

tions afthereofbeing uniform so that the f blade is balanced and thetwists are gradual, so that the Shanks are not weakened by n V.abruptbends, injfact, the twisting lofthe- The 'coupling members are :arrangedwith their arms embracing the handlein opposed j relation.- The couplingmembers aredpro-y vided with y pivot lugs .11 engaging the pivot holes9. f

bers andthrough the shanks, clamping these parts together, therebyadjustably vsecuring the-blade to thehandle. A'thunib nut 14 is providedfor the bolt for convenience in adjusting. v

By means' ofthis connection the blade is adjusted upon the handlek tosuit vthe conven-V ience of-'the particular user.' By forming the bladeof concave-convex. cross section as Theclamping bolt12 is arrangedthroughr v the handle, vthe holes 13 in the coupling meinillustrated,itv tends'to jhold itself in thel ground, both on the forward and backstroke vand also, theV wear on the edgesof the blade tends to keep lthesaine sharp. Y.

invention, what I claim as new and desire to -secure by 'Let-A tersPatent, is:

.iio' y 1. The combinationwithfa pair of tool ,Shanks provided, withpivot lopenings and p wm...4 ...le

with opposed slots?. a handle .disposed heembracing the handle anddisc-like nermediate clamping portions, said Coupling members heh/1g'provided with pvot lugs engaging said pvot openngsn said Shanks, and aclamping bolt arranged ,thronghlsaid handle and coupling members vcoengage'sald slots in sad'shanlis Wheehyrthe shanks are adjnstablyvseculed to Vthe handle.

v 2.7'The eombnaton with VAa pantv of tool Y sl-lanlfs` provided withpvotV openings and 'with opposed Slots, a',par ofopposed con-Y .plvnglmembers disposed on'. said handle and --jhavngUfshafped a'rmsrat tlereends fnlfllorae-V 'f ing the .handle and havingv outwardly turned Y8. The combination with a pau ofytool;

shanlzs 'spaced torreeeive a handle between ghemtand being :providedwith pvot open-- lugs and Wthopposed' slots, coupling memhers ,dlsposedonV e sald handle and, provided wlh Qn-ots engagmgsald plvot holes msaldShanks, and a .clamping bolt arranged v through ,sad vhandle and:conphng mm-bers to engage saldslots 1n saLd Shanks.v

In .Wlness whereof, llyh'ave:,hereuntoeet e my hand.

Y VHARRYV

